We feel happier in the presence of happy people than in the presence of depressed people. based on the textbook's discussion, which factor best explains this phenomenon?

This textbook's discussion is related to the Lecture #1 from the Karla Emeno Psychology textbook series "Welcome" course Introductory Psychology.

This phenomenon is best explained by "The Chameleon Effect", associated with nonconscious mimicry behavior in people's social environments, when people mimic the behavior of others in certain social settings.

Mirroring is akin to this concept, the subconcious replication takes place to set up a sense of empathy that helps to understand the other person's emotions.

absolute poverty the condition of having too little income to buy the necessities-- food, shelter, clothing, health care.

achieved status a social position (status) obtained through an individual's own talents and efforts.

affirmative action the requirement that employers make special efforts to recruits hire and promote qualified members of previously excluded groups including women and minorities.

aggregate a collection of unrelated people who do not know one another but who may occupy a common space--for example, a crowd of people crossing a city street.

agrarian societies societies in which large scale cultivation using plows and draft animals is the primary means of subsistence.

alienation the separation or estrangement of individuals from themselves and from others.

amalgamation the biological as well as cultural assimilation (merging) of racial or ethnic groups.

anomalies in science observations or problems that cannot be explained or solved in terms of a prevailing paradigm.

anomie a breakdown or confusion in the norms, values, and culture of a group or a society. a condition of relative normlessness.

anomie theory the theory suggesting that deviance and crime occur when there is an acute gap between cultural norms and goals and the socially structured opportunities for individuals to achieve those goals.

anticipatory socialization the process of taking on the attitudes values and behaviors of a status or role one expects to occupy in the future.

apartheid the recent policy of racial separation in south africa enforced by leg

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